Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-21

judicial district to which they belonged
before the creation of the fifth district.
George @. Thompson, the cattle thief
who stole q couple of steers from Mr..
Gewdv, at Hurley, and sold them TO
George Brown, of Canton, is somewhere
near Omaha, and parties are after him.
The friends of Maj. Jas. E. Jenkins. OF
Chamberlain, are pushing his claim fer
the adjutsnt g%eneralsbip of the terri
tory. He is an old soldier with an nm
biemished record, and bears on his person
seven wounds received at Gettysburg.
Farmers who have heretofore been
trading at the smaller adjoining towns
are p~atronizing Canton merchants again.
Its market has improved to o consider
able extent within the past six months,
and the farmers are taking advantage of
1t.
A poor old inebriate by the name of
Goldman wac frozen SO he died at Kim
ball one night last wesk. He was crazy
with strong drink and started to 60
home about IL o'clock at night, became
bewildered and when found was nearly
dead.
The stock of groceries Of Filing Opsall,
OF Canton, who assigned to X. @. Stabeck.
invoices only 5 1,600; bank account $500.
After taking out his $500 exemption
there will be only $500 to divide among
the creditors, who have abont $4,000
against Opsall.
In the district court at Sioux Falls the
the Second National bank levied on the
assets OF the First National bank and
Receiver Thompson, Of the First
National, was made o party to the suit
brought against that bank by the Sioux
Falls National.
Rev. John Plank, who lives near
Grand Valley, Aurora county, is over
eighty years Of age and has preached the
gospel nearly fifty year. He was a resi-
dent Of Chicago when the Indiane roamed
at large and only eight log cabins besides
his own comprised the town.
The Huron land office, during tho
month ended Dec. 3lst, 1885. transacted
the following business: Five hundred
and thirty-six final proofs. representing
{, 1850. 81 acres; 40 original entries, rep
resenting &C, 269.95 acrea. The receipts
OF the office during this period we're
$92,313.30.
A man by the name OF Lilly and his
son, who live In the south part of Brule
county ,ventured across the Missouri
river after a load Of wood. While en-
gagged in loading their wagon the Indian
police came upon them and unceremo-
niously bagged the whole outfit and
turned them wei to the authorities. 1t
is unlawful to take wood from Indian
lands.
The Blunt Advocate tells q story
about how an old gentleman. James
Houser, was saved by prayer q few days
since. He got caught in q blizzard near
Onida after night aud lost his way.
When he became nearly frozen he gave
up and knelt in prayer. While praying
q light appeared ahead, following which
took him to q travelled road, when the
light disappeared, but he was overtaken
by y team, taken to a house and re-
suscitated.
Atfarmers' macs meeting Was held at
Fargo Saturday. Among the proceed
ings was q memorial to congress- for the
passage OF the Interstate commerce bill.
The legal rate OF interest was recon-
mended to be placed at ten per cent. and
that all county officers be paid salaries
instead OF fees. The convention was in
favor Of admission as a whole. and grant
ing of local option on liquor selling in all
organized townships. It was also recon-.
mended that the tariff the reduced.
In the district court at Fargo Tuesday
the jury IN the Bradford assault case,
after being out twenty.four hours,
brought in q verdict OF assault and bat
terry. This is o case coming from Ayr,
and grew out of q drunken row in which
one Dickinson was stabbed with q knife.
Patrick Hughes had his second trial for
felonious assault OF Casaelton, and this
time he was convicted. Mellard was
tried for burglary and attempted rape at
Casselton, and convicted on both counts.
Through car service on the James
river valley road giving o through mail
route between north and south Dakota,
is now being agitated and talked about
by the business men OF Jamestown. AT
present all the mail for the north part
Of the territory FROM the south goes
round by st. Paul, and il connection
, could be made with Huron or Aberdeen
the entire mail from the south would &c
up the valley road, and would be Z
saving Of at least one day in the trans
mission.
4, Judge NIcConnell's Aggregate,
Fargo, OAK, Jan. 18-Jndge McCon-
nell has. completed a record OF the bust
mesa Of this Judicial district sinos he
, came into office, to assist Judge Clifford
in getting his bill through congress-
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